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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 25, 1949

Page

2

Memorial Piano Gift to Middleport High School Assembly

Paul Smart presents the Baldwin baby grand piano funded by the Mary Watkins Memorial Fund to Middleport High School during a special assembly. Superintendent W McComas accepts. Girls Glee Club performs with soloists Patricia Kennedy and Donna Ruth Russell. dedicatory program ends with the Alma Mater and football songs.

Middleport Paul Smart Middleport Board of Education Mary Watkins Middleport High School Smart Katherine Watkins Sefton Sefton Wall Street W. McComas Girls Glee Club Lois Cecil Patricia Kennedy Donna Ruth Russell E. 8. Schaaf O P. Klein James Ashley Forrest Bachtel Don McKenzie

Library Closed in Middleport for Rest of Week

Middleport Public Library will be closed for the remainder of the week. The board announced the next opening date is November 29.

Middleport Mason Drive-In

Middleport and Pomeroy Honor Homecoming Queens at Rival Game

Middleport and Pomeroy high schools staged a Thanksgiving Day homecoming with queens Miss Jo Ann Wilson and Helen Grueser crowned. Bands toured the stands in convertibles, formed a P and M logos, and performed elaborate routines. The event featured senior band members honored, drum majors named, and a combined US flag opening before a 4000-strong crowd.

Middleport Poameroy Janet Frost Shirley Miller Lois Ann Smith Wilma Price LeVergne Stone Helen Grueser Viola Bailey Polly Dill Pomeroy Charles Lochary Paul Werry Robert Seyfried Raymond Walburn Patricia Kennedy Donna Ruth Russell Paul Holter Carla Owen Sara Palmer Glenn Glaze Janice Luman Emma Jane Buell Jean Custer Ida Lee Hartley Ray Woodyard Shirley Hysell Douglas Strain Bunky Johnson Richard Tobias Daisy Joyce Williamson Carl Nease Bob Parker Roy Kesterson Emma Jean Edwards Martha Baer Alice Pauline Kitchen Ronnie Walters Dale Walburn Jack Lloyd Ronnie Walburn Juanita Hawkins Nancy Rawlings Pauline Zirkle Marlene Knapp Young Walburn

James Bailey Dies Services Set Sunday

James Franklin Bailey 92 died Thursday night at O'Neil Rest Home. Survived by two daughters Ima McKay and Myrtie Warner of Bashan and six brothers Samuel E Thomas Bamn Alien George Clem ents Lafayette, all of Bashan. Friends may call at Ewing funeral home with services Sunday at 2 p.m. at Lee Chapel.

Pomeroy James Franklin Bailey O'Neil Ima McKay Myrtie Warner Bashan Samuel E Thomas Bamn Alien George Clements Lafayette Ewing Funeral Home Lee Chapel

Sentencing Set Friday for Eugene Neville Pomeroy

Eugene Neville, 39, of Racine, appeared in common pleas court after a Tuesday arrest by the State Highway Patrol on a charge of driving while intoxicated. Judge Edgar Ervin suspended his driving rights for two years and ordered remand to the county jail, with sentencing set for Friday. He was already under a $500 bond.

Pomeroy Eugene Neville Racine Common Pleas Court State Highway Patrol Edgar Ervin Neville Ile

Thanksgiving Baskets Delivered to Homes in Middleport

Thanksgiving baskets prepared by the Methodist Youth Fellowship were delivered Tuesday evening to needy families. Mrs. Nan Moore and Sally E. Schaaf oversaw the delivery, assisted by John Schaaf and Larry Rice, with the latter bond set by the court after an October appearance on reckless driving charges connected to a Racine accident that injured a man and felled a utility pole.

Middleport Methodist Youth Fellowship Nan Moore Sally E. Schaaf John Schaaf Larry Rice Bond Racine

Pomeroy Church News Roundup of Local Listings

The weekly church notices list services for UNITED METHODIST First Baptist Federated Church United Brethren Grace Episcopal St Pauls Lutheran Pomroy Church of Christ James Walker leading Bible school worship Lord's Supper and prayer meetings across Hobson Middleport Letart Falls and surrounding groups with times and addresses for Sunday school morning worship and evening services along with midweek gatherings and bazaars.

United Methodist Lewis C. Berger County Fellowship Middleport First Baptist Paul W. Nye Federated Church Robert L. Hegnauer United Brethren Circuit W. D. Thoma Mt. Hermon Christian Endeavor Letart Falls Grace Episcopal K. C. Wilson ST. Paul's L. M. Mohrhoff Pomeroy O. H. Cart Hobson

Alumni Seen At Game

Middport and Pomeroy High Schools alumni and friends gathered for a Thursday afternoon game. Attendees included Robert Lohses Seaman Harold Harrisons Mary Jean Bailey Wayne McElhinny James Faulkner Charles Faulkner Jack Gibbons Charleston Claude Durgess Coreopolis Ray Reuters Clarence Kunze Carroll Meadows Virgil Edwards Norman Edwards Bill Arnold Jed Mee Columbus Paul Smiths Dr Marion Fugate Athens Gardner Reynolds London Frank Lewis Knopp Charleston Clifford Russell Anderson Harry Mills Bob Evans Gallipolis Harlan Butchers Nelsonville William Walters Fort Bragg Patrolman Lambert and Mrs Lambert Dr G C Schaaf Chillicothe.

Middleport Pomeroy Robert Lohses Seaman Harold Harrisons Mary Jean Bailey Wayne Gundy) McElhinnys James Faulkners Charles Faulkners Jack Gibsons Charleston Claude Durgess Coreopolis Ray Reuters Clarence Kunzes Carroll Meadows Virgil Edwards Norman Edwards Bill Arnold Jed Mees Columbus Paul Smiths Marion K. Fugate Athens Gardner Reynolds London Frank Lewis Knopps Clifford Russells Anderson Ind Harry K. Mills Bob Evans Gallipolis Harlan Butchers Nelsonville William Walters Ft. Bragg N. C Max Lambert Lambert G. C. Schaaf Chillicothe

Play To Be Staged By Rutland Group

Rutland Methodist Youth Fellowship will present The Funny Brats on December 22. John Miller leads the group and Ira Wolfe directs the play.

Rutland Group Rutland Rutland Methodist Youth Fellowship John Miller Ira Wolfe

Daughter Born to Zimmerman Family in Columbus

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Zimmerman announce the birth of a daughter on Thanksgiving Day at White Cross Hospital. The couple already has a daughter. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Zimmerman Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Frecker of Columbus. Great grandfather is John Frecker of Grant Street.

Middleport Jack Zimmerman Jo Frances Frecker Columbus White Cross Hospital Zimmermans Ralph Frecker John Frecker Grant St

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